Collaboratively sponsored by the School of Design and Construction, the Department of History, and the Department of English, a screening of the documentary film “The Destruction of Memory” (2016) will take place the evening of Thursday, January 25, 2018.
The award-winning documentary by Tim Slade explores the ongoing war on culture and the heroism of individuals fighting to save it. Through interviews with the Director-General of UNESCO, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, and a wide range of international experts and activists, the film highlights the destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere. It argues that this destruction is not simply an outgrowth of conflict but rather a targeted, systematic effort to erase the cultures and identities of entire peoples – a war on culture that has, in fact, been waged for decades.
The screening (time and location TBD) will begin with an introduction and end with a moderated panel discussion involving the filmmaker himself along with faculty from architecture, history, and English.
